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17 Amendments of Britta REIMERS related to 2012/2043(INI)

Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication on Options for animal welfare labelling and the establishment of a European Network of Reference Centres for the protection and welfare of animals, COM(2009)584;
2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that Article 13 of the Treaty is of general application and as such is equally as important as the environment or consumer protection; stresses that, consequently, the EU’s strategy on animal welfare must include initiatives and actions to promote the welfare of all animals in all policy areas, in particular environment, climate change, competition and trade policy;
2012/05/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the inclusion of a European Animal Welfare Framework Law in the Strategy; reiterates that such a Framework Law should be based on up-to-date validated science and should cover all animals, whether domesticated or stray, as well as invasive alien species, and fish; further welcomes acknowledgement of the need for the general public to be more effectively informed about animal welfare;
2012/05/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission, where there is clear scientific evidence demonstrating animal welfare problems, to adapt or introduce new policy instruments to resolve these problems, factoring in a better share-out of animal welfare costs along the food chain, including the cases of dairy cattle, farmed fish and live animal transport;
2012/05/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission, where there is clear scientific evidence demonstrating animal welfare problems, to adapt or introduce new policy instruments to resolve these problems, including the cases of dairy cattle, farmed fish and live animal transport, as well as animal welfare costs;
2012/05/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Indent 1
– revision of Regulation 1/2005; and a genuine move towards simplifying the applicable statutory provisions and reducing administrative costs, leading to greater flexibility for economic operators;
2012/05/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores that the Strategy has not received the financial backing which the Parliament requested in its resolution of 5 May 2010; Calls on the Commission to increase this backing by reprioritising and by ensureing a better integration of animal welfare in other EU policy areas, such as consumer policy, research programmes, and the CAP, as appropriate;
2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that farmers today face multiple challenges, such as climate change, and have to meet numerous requirements, of which a good animal welfare is but one; Calls therefore on the Commission to ensure proper policy coherence in accordance with Article 7 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the EU;
2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets that the Strategy fails to reflect the link between the wellbeing and health of animals and public health; Calls on the Commission to apply the ‘One Health’ principle to itsthis Strategy and ensure an efficient coordination with the Animal Health Strategy, as good animal husbandry helps to prevent the spread of diseases and antimicrobial resistance; Calls on the Commission to pay proper attention to the health risks posed by wild animals;
2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to undertake a careful examination of the impact on animal health, human health and the environment of current unsustainable methods of livestock production, and to ensure that the planned synergies with the CAP included in the Strategy result in greater support for sustainable production systems with improved animal welfare, thus helping prevent the spread of diseases and antimicrobial resistance; recommends drawing on practical experience;
2012/05/03
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers that one specific field in need of better enforcement is animal transport, which, although corresponds to only a very limited length of time in the life of an animal, needs to be improved in the light of the scientific data gathered by EFSA as required by Regulation (EC) No 1/2005;
2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the Commission, and in particular the Food and Veterinary Office, must be given increased resourcesufficient powers to adequately control animal welfare inspections carried out by the Member States and to address breaches; Calls on the Member States to ensure that there are sufficient animal welfare inspectors who are adequately trained;
2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises the importance of information and education being adapted and made available at regional and local level, by e.g. regional workshops and the use of modern technology, and that information concerning new legislation and scientific advances reach all animal handlers; Recalls the role which could be played by an EU coordinated network of animal welfare centres in this regard;
2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls that the Parliament considers that such a Framework Law should not prevent producers from introducing voluntary systems which go beyond EU rules, and believes that those systems should also be science based and could be promoted by certified labels;
2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point d
d. a certificate or other proof of competence for any unqualified, when needed, while recognising skills and knowledge already acquired through practical experience or from theoretical education, for any person handling animals in the course of their professional duties, along with adequate training requirements for specific animal welfare responsibilities when needed, and a system for pre-testing permits for the construction or reconstruction of animal premises;
2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point e
e) an obligation for Member States to submit to the Commission yearlybiennial reports on the implementation of EU animal welfare legislation, including a roadmap for the following two years, and the requirement for the Commission to publish, without delay, these reports together with an executive summary;
2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point f
f. effective timely actions against those Member States who do not submit reports or do not fulfil their obligations to carry out controls and inspections;
2012/04/04
Committee: AGRI